Songs of sundrie natures : some of grauitie, and others of myrth, fit for all companies and voyces. Lately made and composed into musicke of 3.4.5. and 6. parts: and published for the delight of all such as take pleasure in the exercise of that art. / by VVilliam Byrd, one of the Gentlemen of the Queenes Maiesties honorable chappell.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 185:10.

Language:

English

Genre:

Part songs.

Scores.

Physical Description:

1 score (268 unnumbered pages) ; (4to)

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : By Thomas East the assigne of William Byrd, at the House of the sayd T. East, being in Aldersgate streete, at the signe of the blacke Horse, 1589.

Notes:

Six partbooks, each with separate dated title page. At head of title, part 1: "Superius."; part 2: "Medius."; part 3: "Contratenor."; part 4: "Tenor."; part 5: "Sextus."; part 6: "Bassus."

Signatures: Superius, [A]² B-H⁴; Medius, [A]² B-D⁴; Contratenor, [A]² B-F⁴; Tenor, [A]² B-H⁴; Sextus, [A]² B⁴ C² ; Bassus, [A]² B-H⁴.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Photocopy of microfilm. (Early English books, 1475-1640)

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 4256.

OCLC:

54902594